Supervisory Council Election
After consideration, the @SEEDgov delegation has decided to vote “50% for Frisson (Comm Role) and 50% for Jameskbh (Comm Role)” on this proposal at the Snapshot Vote.
Rationale
This decision was not easy, as there were excellent candidates for the Comms position. On this occasion, we decided to allocate 50% of our votes to @Frisson and 50% to @Jameskbh, not only due to their long history of contributions to the DAO but also because, having had the chance to work with them in the Staking WG, we found two highly skilled, honest individuals with a genuine interest in adding value to the ecosystem.
On the other hand, knowing the outcome of the election, we would like to congratulate @Juanrah and @Alexlumley for being elected and wish them the best in this V2.0 of the ARDC.
Finally, we would like to mention that we did not allocate any votes for the Ops position as there was only one candidate running. We preferred to direct all our VP to our two preferred candidates for the Comms position. In this regard, we agree with the recent discussions: the voting methodology was not ideal. We believe it is better to create an additional vote on Snapshot than to create situations like this:
In the image, it is clear that there is a 300,000 ARB difference between the second and third candidates, while the Ops candidacy received 21.7m votes that could have been redirected to the other candidates. This indicates that (potentially) the outcome could have been different with another voting methodology.
We hope this precedent serves as a learning experience for the DAO, helping us to avoid such situations in the future.
Research Election
After consideration, the @SEEDgov delegation has decided to vote “50% for Blockworks Advisory and 50% for Llama Research & Castle Capital” on this proposal at the Snapshot Vote.
Rationale
Just like in the Supervisory Council election, this decision involved various renowned candidates (in this case, orgs), including Blockworks, which, from our perspective, has done an outstanding job during the first term. This alone was sufficient reason to allocate 50% of our Voting Power to them.
Regarding the other candidates, the joint application by Llama Research & Castle Capital especially stood out to us. Their reputation, background, and alignment with Arbitrum were undoubtedly appealing factors. Additionally, the hourly rate they specified is highly competitive (while not typically a determining factor in our decisions, we felt it was worth noting).
Risk Election
After consideration, the @SEEDgov delegation has decided to vote “100% for Vending Machine” on this proposal at the Snapshot Vote.
Rationale
We have witnessed the Vending Machine team working in both the ARB Staking WG and Everclear DAO under similar contexts. Having had the opportunity to analyze their research and simulations, we are confident that they are the right team for the role.
Even though they were not elected by the DAO, we encourage the team to continue engaging with the Arbitrum community. We are confident that, in the future, they will find new opportunities to contribute with their knowledge and expertise.
Security Election
After consideration, the @SEEDgov delegation has decided to vote “100% for Open Zeppelin” on this proposal at the Snapshot Vote.
Rationale
Not only do they have a proven track record in security, but we have also had the opportunity to witness their work during the first iteration of the ARDC and their current involvement in the Stylus Sprint program as evaluation committee members. In our opinion, they are the best-positioned and most aligned candidates with the DAO to continue leading this process.